Dietary and lifestyle factors for primary prevention of nephrolithiasis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dietary and lifestyle factors may play an important role in the increasing prevalence of nephrolithiasis. We aimed to review and quantify the associations between lifestyle factors and incident nephrolithiasis and suggest lifestyle changes for the primary prevention of nephrolithiasis.

Methods

PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library were searched up to May 2019, for observational studies and randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that assessed modifiable lifestyle factors and risk of nephrolithiasis in adults. Pooled relative risks (RRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were computed using a random effects model. The I² statistic was employed to evaluate heterogeneity. Subgroup analysis, sensitivity analysis and meta-regression were also conducted whenever

SUBMITTER: Lin BB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7353736 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature